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america got... probably saved $5 billion, $6 billion, $10 billion by the fact that we're a "do- nothing congress." >> kroft: if you're one of the people who is not happy with the current senate, chances are you're not going to be any happier with the next. 20 out of the 22 incumbents up for reelection on tuesday are expected to be returned to office. >> go to 60minutesovertime.com for a conversation with steve kroft about this story. ♪ [ male announcer ] navigating your future can be daunting without a financial plan. at pacific life, we can give you the tools to help you achieve financial independence. for more than 140 years, pacific life has assisted families and businesses in meeting their goals, even in uncertain economic times. let us help protect the things that you work so hard for. to find out how, visit pacificlife.com. ♪ charlotte liked the stars better than probably anything, even the cool, sophisticated billy pierce. but one day, charlotte's stars vanished. what feats of incredible
america got... probably saved $5 billion, $6 billion, $10 billion by the fact that we're a "do- nothing congress." >> kroft: if you're one of the people who is not happy with the current senate, chances are you're not going to be any happier with the next. 20 out of the 22 incumbents up for reelection on tuesday are expected to be returned to office. >> go to 60minutesovertime.com for a conversation with steve kroft about this story. ♪ [ male announcer ] navigating your...
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[ticking] [stopwatch ticking] >> america gets half its electricity from coal. the problem is, that process creates tens of millions of tons of waste loaded with toxic metals. this muck is called coal ash. never heard of it? neither had most of the people in kingston, tennessee, until a retention pool buckled, shooting a billion gallons of coal ash into the river and engulfing area homes. [ticking] >> the oilmen up there aren't digging holes in the sand and hoping for a spout. they're digging up dirt-- dirt which is saturated with oil. they're called oil sands, and if you've never heard of them, you're in for a big surprise, because the reserves are so vast that they'll help solve america's energy needs for the next century. [ticking] >> if you were waiting for the day global warming would change the world, that day is here. it's happening far from civilization's notice in a place about as remote as you can get. >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm steve kroft. we live on an increasingly endangered planet, from the glaciers of antarctica to the rich prairie lan
[ticking] [stopwatch ticking] >> america gets half its electricity from coal. the problem is, that process creates tens of millions of tons of waste loaded with toxic metals. this muck is called coal ash. never heard of it? neither had most of the people in kingston, tennessee, until a retention pool buckled, shooting a billion gallons of coal ash into the river and engulfing area homes. [ticking] >> the oilmen up there aren't digging holes in the sand and hoping for a spout....
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bank, and bank of america. we contacted all of them, and each said that it farmed out its mortgage servicing work to other companies, and it was those mortgage servicing firms that hired docx. docx was owned by a company called lps, a $2 billion firm that calls itself the nation's leading provider of mortgage processing services. lps told us that when it found out about the phony signatures in 2009, it shut docx down. >> it's astonishing to me that this became as pervasive as a problem that it is. >> it got sloppy. >> it got very sloppy. >> until july 2011, sheila bair was one of the government's top banking regulators as chairman of the federal deposit insurance corporation. you just described it as pervasive. >> yeah. it is pervasive. it absolutely is pervasive. and it was just a matter of cutting corners, not spending enough money, not have any quality controls. >> although banks say the courts have been accepting their paperwork, that's changing as desperate homeowners countersue the banks over the document
bank, and bank of america. we contacted all of them, and each said that it farmed out its mortgage servicing work to other companies, and it was those mortgage servicing firms that hired docx. docx was owned by a company called lps, a $2 billion firm that calls itself the nation's leading provider of mortgage processing services. lps told us that when it found out about the phony signatures in 2009, it shut docx down. >> it's astonishing to me that this became as pervasive as a problem...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. [ticking] >> in 2011, steve kroft reported this story that caused quite a stir about best-selling author and philanthropist greg mortenson. it was the result of a seven-month investigation into the way mortenson ran his nonprofit organization, the central asia institute. our investigation also questioned whether some of the most inspiring and dramatic stories in his books like three cups of tea were even true. though greg mortenson would soon be engulfed in controversy, when the story first aired, he was at the height of his popularity. >> greg mortenson's books have made him a publishing phenomenon and a sought-after speaker on the lecture circuit, where he has attained a cultlike status. [applause] he regularly draws crowds of several thousand people and $30,000 per engagement, and everywhere mortenson goes, he brings
and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. [ticking] >> in 2011, steve kroft reported this story that caused quite a stir about best-selling author and philanthropist greg mortenson. it was the result of a seven-month investigation into the way mortenson ran his nonprofit organization, the central asia institute. our investigation...
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so how did one of their most notorious godfathers get into america and jump to the front of a line for a lifesaving liver transplant? this reporter found out and says it may cost him his life. >> as he was leaving and getting in his car, he said, "that"-- you know, "that--that goddamn american jew reporter. i want to kill him." [ticking] >> greg mortenson's book three cups of tea is a publishing phenomenon that has made him a celebrity, a cult-like figure on the lecture circuit, and inspired people to give nearly $60 million to his charity, and it all began with one simple story. >> it's a beautiful story, and it's a lie. >> we wanted to talk to mortenson about that and some other things, but he didn't want to talk to 60 minutes. >> steve kroft. >> nice to meet you. >> how you doing? >> thanks. >> got five minutes for us today? >> um... [ticking] >> we wondered how the man who could whistle up a corporate jet on a whim... >> let's rock. >> or throw a $2 million birthday party was doing in his reduced circumstances. what's it like to go from king of the world to prisoner number 05a-4820
so how did one of their most notorious godfathers get into america and jump to the front of a line for a lifesaving liver transplant? this reporter found out and says it may cost him his life. >> as he was leaving and getting in his car, he said, "that"-- you know, "that--that goddamn american jew reporter. i want to kill him." [ticking] >> greg mortenson's book three cups of tea is a publishing phenomenon that has made him a celebrity, a cult-like figure on the...